House panel releases transcript of interview with James Comey

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Eric Tucker and Chad Day Associated Press December 08, 2018 WASHINGTON — A House committee has released a transcript of its closed-door interview of former FBI director James Comey. The House Judiciary Committee made the document public on Saturday, just 24 hours after privately grilling the fired FBI chief about investigative decisions related to Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server and President Trump’s campaign. The transcript was released under an agreement with Comey, who challenged a subpoena from the committee in court and pressed for an open hearing out of concerns his comments would be selectively leaked. Advertisement The Republican-led committee has said it wanted to interview Comey as part of its investigation into FBI actions during the 2016 presidential election. That year, the FBI recommended against criminal charges for Clinton and opened an investigation into potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. Related Read: Transcript of Comey interview Loading comments…